19005 Coast Highway One, Jenner, CA 95450 ■ 707.847.3437 ■ [email protected] ■ www.fortross.org Title: Vascular Plants at Fort Ross State Historic Park Author(s): Dorothy Scherer Published by: California Native Plant Society i Source: Fort Ross Conservancy Library URL: www.fortross.org Fort Ross Conservancy (FRC) asks that you acknowledge FRC as the source of the content; if you use material from FRC online, we request that you link directly to the URL provided. If you use the content offline, we ask that you credit the source as follows: “Courtesy of Fort Ross Conservancy, www.fortross.org.” Fort Ross Conservancy, a 501(c)(3) and California State Park cooperating association, connects people to the history and beauty of Fort Ross and Salt Point State Parks. © Fort Ross Conservancy, 19005 Coast Highway One, Jenner, CA 95450, 707-847-3437 .~ ) VASCULAR PLANTS of FORT ROSS STATE HISTORIC PARK SONOMA COUNTY A PLANT COMMUNITIES PROJECT DOROTHY KING YOUNG CHAPTER CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY DOROTHY SCHERER, CHAIRPERSON DECEMBER 30, 1999 ) Vascular Plants of Fort Ross State Historic Park August 18, 2000 Family Botanical Name Common Name Plant Habitat Listed/ Community Comments Ferns & Fern Allies: Azollaceae/Mosquito Fern Azo/la filiculoides Mosquito Fern wp Blechnaceae/Deer Fern Blechnum spicant Deer Fern RV mp,sp Woodwardia fimbriata Giant Chain Fern RV wp Oennstaedtiaceae/Bracken Fern Pleridium aquilinum var. pubescens Bracken, Brake CG,CC,CF mh T Oryopteridaceae/Wood Fern Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum Western lady Fern RV sp,wp Dryopteris arguta Coastal Wood Fern OS op,st Dryopteris expansa Spreading Wood Fern RV sp,wp Polystichum munitum Western Sword Fern CF mh,mp Equisetaceae/Horsetail Equisetum arvense Common Horsetail RV ds,mp Equisetum hyemale ssp.affine Common Scouring Rush RV mp,sg Equisetum laevigatum Smooth Scouring Rush mp,sg Equisetum telmateia ssp. braunii Giant Horsetail RV wp Polypodiaceae/Polypody Polypodium californicum California Polypody mh,pl Polypodium glycyrrhiza Licorice Fern mp,pl,rp Polypodium scouleri Leather-leaf Fern BS mp,pl,rp Pteridaceae/Brake Adiantum aleuticum Five-finger Fern CF,MW,RV mp,sp,serp Adiantum jordanii California Maidenhair CF,MW mp,sp Pentagramma triangularis Goldback Fern sp,rc,rp Conifers: Cupressaceae/Cypress Cupressus macrocarpa Monterey Cypress ds A Pinaceae/Pine • Abies grandis Grand Fir CF,MW Pinus lambertiana Sugar Pine CF,MW Pinus muricata Bishop Pine CC,CF,MW Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii Douglas-fir CF,MW Tsuga heterophylla Western Hemlock CF,MW sp Taxaceae/Yew Torreya californica California Nutmeg CF,MW sp Taxodiaceae/Bald Cypress Sequoia sempervirens Coast Redwood CF,MW mp Angiospenns/Dicots: Aceraceae/Maple Acer macrophyllum Big-leaf Maple RV mp Aizoaceae/ Fig-marigold or Carpet-weed Carpobrotus chilensis Sea Fig CS,BS A • Carpobrotus edulis Hottentot Fig CS,BS,DS A, I • Tetragonia tetragonioides New Zealand Spinach cs ds A Anacardiaceae/Sumac or • Toxicodendron diversilobum Western Poison Oak DS,CC,CF, rs T Cashew MW Apiaceae(Umbelliferae)/Carrot Angelica hendersonii Angelica DS,BS + = Alien or non native to area - 1 - ) Vascular r'lants of Fort Ross State Historic Park August 16, 2000 Family Botanical Name Common Name Plant Habitat Listed/ Community Comments Apiaceae(Umbelliferae)/Carrot • Anthriscus caucalis Bur-chervil HG sp A • Conium maculatum Poison Hemlock ds,mp A,T • Daucus carota Carrot, Queen Anne's lace CG,HG ds,rs A Daucus pusiHus Rattlesnake Weed BS,DS rp Eryngium armatum Coyote Thistle, Coast Eryngo CG • Foeniculum vulgate Fennel ds,rs A, I Heracleum lanatum Cow--parsnip DS,CG mp Lomatium utriculatum Foothilllomatium HG op Oenanthe sarmentosa Water Parsley wp Osmorhiza chilensis Sweet Cicely CF,MW ds Osmorhiza occidentalis Sweet Root CF,MW Sanicula arctopoides Footsteps of Spring, Yellow Mats DS,CG op Sanicula bipinnata Purple Sanicle op,sl T Sanicula crassicaulis Yellow Sanicle, Gamble Weed MW op,sl • Scandix pecten-veneris Venus• Needle op,rs A • Tori/is arvensis Hedge-parsley ds A Apocynaceae/Dogbane • Vinca major Greater Periwinkle mp,sp A Araliaceae/Ginseng Aralia californica Elk Clover, Spikenard RV mp,sp • Hedera helix English Ivy ds A,T,I Aristolochiaceae/Pipevine Aristolochia californica Dutchman's Pipe, Birthwort CF Asarum caudatum Wild-ginger CF mp Asteraceae(Compositae )/ Sunflower Achillea millefolium Coastal Yarrow mh,mp,ds Adenocaulon bicolor Trail Plant, White Man's Footsteps CF mp,sp Agoseris apargioides var. eastwoodiae Beach Dandelion CS,BS,DS Agoseris grandiflora large-flowered Agoseris, California Dandelion mh Ambrosia chamissonis Beach-bur, Silver Beachweed CS,DS Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly Everlasting mh,ds,rs Artemisia douglasiana Mugwort mh,mp Aster chilensis Common Aster op,ds,mp Baccharis pilularis Coyote Brush DS,CC mh,serp • Bellis perennis English Daisy CG mh,mp,op A Blennosperma nanum var. nanum Common Blennosperma op,wp • Carduus acanthoides Plumeless thistle op,ds,rs A,N • Carduus pycnocephalus Italian Thistle CG mh,rs,ds A • Carduus tenuiflorus Slender-flowered Thistle CG,HG ds,rs,op A • Chamomilla suaveolens Pineapple Weed mh,ds,rs A • Cichorium intybus Chicory ds,rs A Cirsium quercetorum Brownie Thistle CG op • = Alien or non native to area -2- ) Vascular r'lants of Fort Ross State Historic Park August 16, 2000 Family Botanical Name Common Name Plant Habitat Listed/ Community Comments Asteraceae(Compositae )I Sunflower • Cirsium vulgare Bull Thistle CG ds A • Cotula coronopifolia Brass-buttons CG wp A • Erechtites glomerata Coast Fireweed ds,sp A, I • Erechtites minima Australian Fireweed mh,ds A, I Erigeron glaucus Seaside Daisy CS,BS,DS op Eriophy/lum lanatum var. arachnoideum Woolly Sunflower rs,rc,sp Eriophyllum staechadifolium Lizard-tail, Seaside Woolly Sunflower CS,BS op Gnaphalium califomicum Pearly Everlasting mh,op Gnaphalium purpureum Purple Cudweed ds Gnaphalium stramineum Cotton Batting Plant ds,mp • Hedypnois cretica Crete Weed op,rs A Helenium puberulum Sneezeweed CG,HG wp,rs Hemizonia corymbosa ssp. corymbosa Coast Tarweed CG op Hesperevax sparsiflora ssp. brevifolia Short-leaved Evax BS,CG op c Hieracium a/biflorum White-flowered Hawkweed CC,CF,MW dp • Hypochaeris glabra Smooth Cat's-ear CG,HG ds,rnh A • Hypochaeris radicata Rough Cat's-ear CG,HG ds A Lasthenia californica Goldfields BS,CG op Lasthenia macrantha ssp. macrantha Perennial Goldfields BS,CG op c Layia platyglossa Tidy-tips BS,CG op,sl • Leontodon taraxacoides Hawkbit ds A • Leucanthemum vulgare Ox-eye Daisy ds,op,rs A Madia elegans ssp. vernalis Common Madia, Common Tarweed HG,MW op,serp Madia madioides Woodland Madia, Tarweed CF,MW Petasites frigidus var. palmatus Coltsfoot CF mp,sp • Picris echioides Bristly Ox-tongue ds A Psilocarphus brevissimus Dwarf Wooly-heads wp • Senecio mikanioides German-Ivy, Cape-Ivy RV sp,mp A,I,N • Senecio vulgaris Common Groundsel ds A • Silybum marianum Milk Thistle ds,rs A, I Solidago spathulata ssp. spathulata Coast Goldenrod CG,DS • Sonchus asper Prickly Sow Thistle ds,rs A • Sonchus oleraceus Common Sow Thistle ds,mp A • Tragopogon porrifolius Salsify, Oyster Plant ds A Wyethia angustifolia Narrow-leaved Mule Ears DS,HG rs Berberidaceae/Barberry Berberis nervosa Longleaf Mahonia CC,CF Vancouveria planipetala Redwood Ivy, Inside-out Flower CF mp,sp Betulaceae/Birch Alnus rubra Red Alder RV wp,ds Cory/us cornuta var. californica Hazelnut DS,CF mh,mp,sp + =Alien or non native to area -3- I Vascular r'lants of Fort Ross State Historic Park August 16, 2000 Family Botanical Name Common Name Plant Habitat Listed/ Community Comments Boraginaceae/Borage Cynoglossum grande Hound's Tongue CF • Myosotis discolor Blue Scorpion Grass CG mp,rs A • Myosotis latifOiia Forget-me-not ds,mp,sp A Plagiobothrys nothofulvus Rusty Popcorn Flower CG op Brassicaceae(Cruciferae)/ Mustard Barbarea orthoceras American Winter Cress RV wp • Brassica nigra Black Mustard ds,rs A • Cakile maritima Sea Rocket cs A Cardamine californica var. integrifolia Milk Maids, Toothwort CG op,sp,wp Cardamine californica var. sinuata Milk Maids, Toothwort CF,MW sl,sp,mp u Cardamine oligosperma Western Bitter-cress wp,sp • Hirschfeldia incana Summer Mustard ds,rs A • Raphanus raphanistrum Jointed Charlock ds,rs A • Raphanus sativus Wild Radish CS,DS ds,rs A • Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum WaterCress RV wp A • Sinapis arvensis Charlock ds.rs A • Sisymbrium officina/a Hedge Mustard ds,rs A Caprifoliaceae/Honeysuckle Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans California Honeysuckle mh,mp Lonicera involucrata var. ledebourii Twin Berry mp Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa Red Elderberry RV,CF mp Symphoricarpos a/bus var. laevigatus Snowberry CF,MW sp,mp,sl Caryophyllaceae/Pink Cerastium arvense Field Chickweed BS,CG mh • Cerastium glomeratum Mouse-ear Chickweed ds,op A Minuartia douglasii Sandwort dp,rp,sg • Petrorhagia nanteuilii Wild Carnation ds,op,rs A,U • Polycarpon tetraphyllum Four-leaved Allseed ds A Sagina maxima ssp. crassicaulis Big Pearlwort BS rp • Silane gaHica Windmill Pink CG ds A • Spergula arvensis ssp. arvensis Com Spurrey, Stickwort, Starwort CG,HG mh,ds,op A • Spergularia rubra Red Sand-spurrey ds A Stellaria borealis ssp. sitchana Chickweed RV mp,mh u • Stellaria media Common Chickweed MW mh,ds A Convolvulaceae/Moming Glory Calystegia purpurata ssp. purpurata Western Morning Glory CG Calystegia purpurata ssp. saxicola Western Morning Glory BS,HG rp c Calystegia soldanella Beach Morning Glory cs Dichondra donelliana Dichondra CF,MW,HG op Comaceae/Oogwood Comus sericea ssp. occidentalis American Dogwood RV mp Crassulaceae/Stonecrop